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punishment

[puhn-ish-muhnt] / ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt /


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"Given the nature of the terminal and uncurable medical condition of Mr. Mladic and his short-term life expectancy, continued detention serves no legitimate purpose, and approaches inhuman treatment and punishment," his team argued.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

"The punishment has to be real: seize their vehicles, recover the money they owe and make waste crime a losing business," he said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Both bills were sponsored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, a powerful trial lawyer trade group that says it wants to beef up punishment for misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

“Those five months were 50 years’ worth of fun,” Tahereh says of the period between crime and punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

And there it was, pretty much the worst punishment his grandfather could have laid down.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

The punishments come after the NBA said its month-long investigation "found a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations by the Clippers organisation, a prior offender of the salary-cap circumvention rules".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Following the Banyuetan report, other state media rushed to denounce insider leaks and demand a crackdown—such as by strengthening censorship algorithms and issuing stern punishments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Blumenfield, who authored a motion to start the process, called the law, along with its punishments of a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail, “uncommonly silly.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The king of Ithaca’s pride in his ingenious trick is steadily sapped by a series of cosmic punishments.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

I’d heard about the kind of punishments that Jewish people were subjected to nowadays.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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